Repulsion poster

Repulsion

1965 ·1h 45m · ★ 7.4 (1,090)

Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.

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4 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
83
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
83
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
99
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanization
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

black and whitehallucinationlondon, englandlonelinesspost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)psychological horrorpsychosisrentschizophrenia

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